Friday, 17 May 2013

p.The End of a Good Final Chapter

Let the sands of time be my guide, may my heart be as soft and willing to accept my station in life.

I cannot regret. Neither can I be allowed to remember.

A little poem to read (徐志摩):

再别康橋Saying Goodbye to Cambridge Again

輕輕的我走了，
Lightly I leave,
正如我輕輕的來；
as lightly I came;我輕輕的招手，
I lightly wave goodbye,作別西天的雲彩。
to the sunlit clouds in the western sky.那河畔的金柳，
The golden willows of that riverside,是夕陽中的新娘；
are brides in the setting sun;波光裡的艷影，
their glimmering reflections in the water,在我的心頭蕩漾。
ripple in the depth of my heart.軟泥上的青荇，
The waterlilies in the soft mud,油油的在水底招搖；
sway splendidly under the water.在康河的柔波裡，
In the gentle waves of the Cam,我甘心做一條水草！
I would be a water plant!那榆蔭下的一潭，
That pool in the shade of elm trees,不是清泉，是天上虹；
is not springwater, but a heavenly rainbow;揉碎在浮藻間，
crumbling amongst the floating grasses,沉澱著彩虹似的夢。
the settling rainbow seems like a dream.尋夢？撐一支長篙，
Looking for dreams? Push a punt,向青草更青處漫溯；
to where the grass is greener still upstream;滿載一船星輝，
a boat laden with starlight,在星輝斑斕裡放歌。
singing freely in the glorious light of stars.但我不能放歌，
But I cannot sing freely,悄悄是別離的笙簫；
silence is the music of my departure,夏蟲也為我沉默，
even the summer insects are quiet for me,沉默是今晚的康橋！
tonight’s Cambridge is silent!悄悄的我走了，
Quietly I leave,正如我悄悄的來；
as quietly I came;我揮一揮衣袖，
I cast my sleeves a little,不帶走一片雲彩。
not taking even a strand of cloud away.

about me

In "1984", George Orwell paints his vision of life in an age where
totalitarianism has eradicated individuality, choice and personal
identity. In the context of a modern dystopia in the grip of political
megalomania, Orwell raises a number of concerns in connection with
modern society and the human race, while highlighting the importance of
preserving individual identity. While still a novel, 1984's core themes
are pertinent to our current world, as it draws several parallels
between the life of its protagonist, Winston, and that of the modern
man, and alludes to an important fact: identity can only exist when the
environment allows it.

1984 follows a man who has lost his identity, who does not possess
outward status of any kind and whose every move is scrutinised by those
in control. Throughout the novel, Winston seeks to be identified by
those of like mind. Eventually he meets a man named O'Brien and becomes
a criminal working against the party. Ultimately Winston is caught,
unable to overcome the regime; he is physically and psychologically
manipulated until finally he yields total obedience to his superiors.

Orwell draws a parallel between Winston and the human race as a
whole, implying that Winston is the "last man" left. The novel's
clearest message is that the human race ought not to destroy its own
identity. Orwell portrays authority as being obsessed with identifying
every aspect of its subjects, from their names to the records of their
every move. Yet it is apparent that this obsession with identification
and control leads to the destruction of every kind of meaningful
identity, since it transforms a society of unique individuals into one
of perfect homogeneity. The government's contempt for individuality is
furthered by the notion that people are classified as either sane or
insane; sanity is the equal capital crime punishable by decapitation.

With Dr Calhoun's perfect experiment on humans - the Holocaust II, it presents a perfect recipe for the extermination of the sinkies.